Indicating device



J. W. McCULLOCH.

INDICATING DEVlCE.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.6,1915.

1 ,1 94, 522 Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

( JOHNW-MCCULLOCH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. McCULLOGH; OF HASKELL, NEW JERSEY.

I NDICATING DEVICE.

Specification of'Letters Patent.

Application filed October 6,1915. Serial No. 54,389.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jon W. MoCnL- LOGH, a subject of the King of England, residing at Haskell, in the county of Passaie and State of New Jersey, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Indicating Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the 'accompanying drawings.

' is an enlarged fragmentarywiew 1n elevationyillustrating the operating levers car This invention relates to certain improvements in lndlcatmg devices and has relation more particularly to a dev1ce of this general character especially designed and adapted for use in connection with vehicles;

and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character whereby. a signal may be given to indicate toa following vehicle the direction in which a. turn is to be made.

Furthermore, it is an object of the nvention to provide novel and improved means whereby illuminating means forthe signal is under control of said signal.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and' arrangement of the several parts of .my improved indicating device whereby certain important advantagesare attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise ,more convenient and advantageous .for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. 1

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined inthe appendedcla-im.

I In order that my'inventi on maybethe better understood,"'l.will:now proceed to describe the same with reference to the ac'conr panying drawings, wherein- Figure 1' is 'a diagrammatic. view in pen spective illustrating an -embodiment of my -invention, the icoacting portion of the vehiele'being indicated'by dottedlines; Fig. 2-

riedby the steering column; Fig.3 is a view in top planof the device as disclosed in Fig.

1, the steering column being shownsolid for convenience of illustration and Fig. 4: is a view, partly in section :rnjdpa'rtly in .per-

spective,.illustrating the mdicatmg member as herein 'set forth. I

It is to be understood in practice'that it is my purpose to have an indicator disposed at the rear of the vehicle at opposite sides thereof but as each of said indicators and its coacting parts are substantially duplihicle.

cate, it is thought that a description of one willsufiice for. the purpose of disclosure' As disclosed in the accompanying drawings,

1 denotes a vertically disposed casing having its outer side face open and being suitably supported upon a rear mud guard or fender 2. Pivotally mounted within the casing 1 is the signal or'indicator 3, herein disclosed as in simulation of a hand, and said signal,

when in lowered position, is entirely housed. within the casing 1 but when elevated projects beyond the casing and indicates to a following vehicle the direction in which a turn is to be made The signal 3 is provided with a tail 4: to

which. is engaged the flexible member 5,

preferably wire, which is disposed through the tubing 6, said tubing being arranged along and beneath the fender 2 and forwardly of the vehicle and disposed upwardly of the steering column? and terminatingin close proximity-to the rock lever 8 movable in a direction preferablytransversely of the ve- The flexible member or wire 5 is se cured to said lever intermediate the length thereof whereby it will be perceived that'as said lever is moved inwardly the signal 3 will be elevated. The projected portion of the. signal possesses sufiicient weight as to fall by gravity within the casing 1 when the leverS is released.

The lever 8 isdisposed through a slot 9 arranged'in the bracket 10 secured to the steering column 7 the inner end of the slot 9 being offset, as at 11, to receive the lever Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

8 in order to maintain. the signal 3 elevated.

It isalsoto be observed that the outer end of the bracket 10 is provided with the pulley 12 over which the. flexible member or wire suitable source bf power B carried by the. vehicle proper.

Interposed in said circuit, preferably on the dash of the vehicle, is a main switch S whereby said circuit may be opened or. closed manually, and also interosed in said circuit are the contact memers 16 and 17, the contact 16 being carried by the casing 1 and the second contact being carried by the signal 3. By this arrangement, it will be seen that with the main switch closed, the light or lamp 15 will be automatically-caused to illuminate when the signal3 is elevated.

In practice, I find it desirable to have the otally supported by the casing, means for elevating the indicator, a bracket carried by the casing, aalainp carried by the bracket in electrical connection with source of supply, said connection having interposed therein a Contact carried by the indicator, and a contact carried by the bracket, the contact carried by the indicator engaging the second contact when the indicator is elevated, the engagement of the contact serving to limit the upward movement of the indicator.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. MGCULLOGH.

lVitnesses JOHN W. WHETHAM, EUGENE MAT'rHEws.

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, .D. 0. 

